Allen received the Davidson/Valentini
Award for his outstanding work in the GLBT community.

“I've talked to and marched with
young people who had never imagined the power of banding together to
demand their freedom, and it makes me so proud of who we are,”
Allen said in his acceptance speech. “It makes me so grateful for
my mentors who grabbed me by the scruff of my little gay neck and
said 'This is your responsibility. You must stand up for who you
are.' And that makes me absolutely determined to pass it on.”

The openly gay actor has played Donald
Strachey – a gay detective – in six feature films for here!
TV.

Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who
won an Oscar for Milk, also received a special recognition
award.